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J. N. SteinSaph is joining Emmy and Daya at Running River! What could be happening to Daya?! Thank you for reading! -JNS
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DARIUS POV “We need to talk.” I tell her. Unable to take my eyes off her. She is 5 feet away from me, in her most natural form. All I want to do is wrap my arms around her and feel her body pressed against mine. But I force myself to maintain eye contact. I remember there is a stash of clothing in a tree near me and I get up to fetch us some clothes. As I stand up and turn around, I hear Daya gasp at the sight of my ass. I chuckle to myself and shake my head. Don’t tell me this girl is shy. She’s a top warrior. She’s obviously seen naked dudes plenty of times. Though, I do pack more than most. I get to the tree and grab whatever clothes are hidden within the trunk. I slip on a pair of shorts, even though they are a couple sizes small, they cover me up enough. I toss Daya the sweatshirt. She snatches it out of the air, quickly exposing her perfect, perky tits to me and my wolf is about to lose it. I force him back and wait for her to cover herself. The sweatshirt hits her mid-thigh.
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DARIUS POV As my pack members’ voices filled the outdoor space with cheers and applause, I could feel through the bond that Daya was not sharing in their feelings of excitement. I sensed her emotions were pinging between shock, annoyance, hesitation, uncertainty, and anger. Yea. I should have spoken to her about this beforehand. There wasn’t time. A few young kids ran up to us. One small girl took Daya’s hand. Little Phoebe is only five years old, with wavy black hair and big brown eyes that are almost too big for her head. She looks like a cartoon character. Daya looks down at this small girl. “I can’t wait to have a Luna. Especially one as pretty and brave as you. I’m going to be a warrior when I get older too!” Phoebe flexes her small arms, which are void of any muscle tone. And she grits her teeth together and lets out a growl, or what I think was supposed to be a growl. I can’t help but smile at her cuteness. I feel Daya’s emotions change through the bond. Gratitude
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